沙特阿拉伯的维生素D补充:母亲的知识,做法和态度
Hanan F Alharbi1, Khulud Ahmad Rezq2
1Maternity and Pediatric Nursing Department, College of Nursing, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
PeerJ
|September 2, 2025
概括
尽管沙特阿拉伯有阳光, 这项研究发现母亲对维生素D (VIT D) 补充剂的知识和做法很差,尽管态度是积极的,强调需要改善教育.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生
- 营养科学
- 母亲健康
背景情况:
- 在沙特阿拉伯等热带地区,维生素D缺乏是严重的公共卫生问题.
- 限制饮食摄入和阳光照射有助于广泛的维生素D (VIT D) 缺乏.
- 了解母亲对VITD补充剂的看法对于解决儿童缺乏症至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 评估沙特阿拉伯的母亲对维生素D (VIT D) 补充剂的知识,做法和态度.
- 确定影响母亲对VIT D补充剂的社会经济和人口因素.
- 为改善母亲和幼儿的VIT D状态提供有针对性的干预信息.
主要方法:
- 在KSA进行了一项观察性,横截面研究.
- 通过方便抽样招募了200名5岁以下儿童的母亲.
- 通过WhatsApp和Facebook分发的问卷收集数据,并使用SPSS进行分析.
主要成果:
- 66.40%的母亲对维生素D (VIT D) 和维生素D补充剂的了解很少.
- 只有22.95%的人报告了良好的做法,而33.20%的人报告了不良做法.
- 观察到对VITD补充剂的积极态度 (95%),发现社会经济因素与知识/实践/态度之间的相关性.
结论:
- 对于维生素D (VIT D) 补充剂的母亲的积极态度和知识和实践之间存在很大的差距.
- 干预措施应考虑到母亲的教育和社会经济地位,解决不良知识和做法.
- 提高母亲对VIT D的理解对于改善沙特阿拉伯儿童健康结果至关重要.
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